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POPSThe Comedy Stylings of Shecky McCain At the time, McCain’s spokesperson (Torrie Clark, yes, that one) alleged that this was story was some manipulation by the Richard Kimball campaign. Yep, it’s always the other guy’s fault. I wonder if the reporter on that story, Norma Coile, was treated to the screaming phone call that McCain has treated so many local reporters to when they dare write a negative story about him. UPDATE - Because you demanded it, here is a PDF of the original article from 1986.
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POPSSlideshow: Cairo's Housing Divide After all this time living in Cairo I am still amazed at how the people maintain their sense of humor. There's extreme poverty, but Egyptians, the ones I know, laugh and joke all the time. They don't dwell on their problems, but instead they work incredibly hard to live as well as they can. For all its problems and inequality, Cairo is one of the best places in the world to live because the people, despite the odds, make it so.
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POPSDocumentary Exploring Race and Humor The documentary filmmaker is a high school media literacy and English teacher, (user name tstorm). The documentary makes no judgments about what is funny, and it isn't heavy handed. It's an exploration of the intersection of race and humor in U.S. pop culture as manifested in comedy. Clips from Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park, Chris Rock standup, interview with Dave Chapelle, and more.